Herbal smoke: Next hurricane on horizon
Unsupervised marketing strategies of alternative smoke have made the youth fall prey to herbal smoke in the form of herbal cigarettes and hookahs. The easy online access, exotic looks, and flavors; marketed as safer, healthy alternatives, as an aid to quit smoking has made global herbal cigarette an...
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| description | Unsupervised marketing strategies of alternative smoke have made the youth fall prey to herbal smoke in the form of herbal cigarettes and hookahs. The easy online access, exotic looks, and flavors; marketed as safer, healthy alternatives, as an aid to quit smoking has made global herbal cigarette and hookah market see soaring sales in the past decade. Various studies have proven their popularity among the youth and minors with perceptions of being safer and smart alternatives. The scientific studies have shown that herbal smoke is as harmful as tobacco smoke. The marketing strategies of smoke industry to capture the minors and young adults could result in another stronger lobby besides tobacco to be dealt with in coming years. This creates an urgent need for the laws to be reviewed and amended keeping in view the changing scenario. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-edeec816fee74891a899cc1d9e2f20ef2022-12-21T19:52:44ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Public Health0019-557X2021-01-01651768110.4103/ijph.IJPH_707_20Herbal smoke: Next hurricane on horizonArchna AgnihotriPoonam SoodAntervir KaurUnsupervised marketing strategies of alternative smoke have made the youth fall prey to herbal smoke in the form of herbal cigarettes and hookahs. The easy online access, exotic looks, and flavors; marketed as safer, healthy alternatives, as an aid to quit smoking has made global herbal cigarette and hookah market see soaring sales in the past decade. Various studies have proven their popularity among the youth and minors with perceptions of being safer and smart alternatives. The scientific studies have shown that herbal smoke is as harmful as tobacco smoke. The marketing strategies of smoke industry to capture the minors and young adults could result in another stronger lobby besides tobacco to be dealt with in coming years. This creates an urgent need for the laws to be reviewed and amended keeping in view the changing scenario.http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2021;volume=65;issue=1;spage=76;epage=81;aulast=Agnihotriherbal cigarettesherbal hookahherbal smoke |
| spellingShingle | Archna Agnihotri Poonam Sood Antervir Kaur Herbal smoke: Next hurricane on horizon Indian Journal of Public Health herbal cigarettes herbal hookah herbal smoke |
| title | Herbal smoke: Next hurricane on horizon |
| title_full | Herbal smoke: Next hurricane on horizon |
| title_fullStr | Herbal smoke: Next hurricane on horizon |
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| title_short | Herbal smoke: Next hurricane on horizon |
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| topic | herbal cigarettes herbal hookah herbal smoke |
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